MAYOR’S OFFICE OF
COMMUNICATIONS
55 Trinity Avenue, Suite 2500
Atlanta, Georgia 30303 |
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Sandra Allen Walker, Director |
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404-330-6395 |
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404-925-1666 |
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swalker@ci.atlanta.ga.us |
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LaChandra Butler |
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404-330-6248 |
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404-886-2334 |
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August 07, 2003 |
City Celebrates Completion
of Tenth Ward Trunk Sewer Project
in Southeast Atlanta
Councilmember Derrick Boazman (District 12), Department of
Watershed
Management Commissioner Jack Ravan and community leaders celebrated
the completion of the Phases I - IV of the Tenth Ward Trunk
Sewer
Relief & Rehabilitation project on Thursday, August 7, 2003
at 10:00
a.m. The infrastructure improvement project involved the replacement
of a sewer line that was too small to handle the current flows.
A
ribbon was cut to dedicate the bench and plaque donated to the
community by the three contractors on the Tenth Ward sewer project
on
Evans Drive to commemorate the successful completion of the
final
phase ahead of schedule and within budget. The new sewer line
is
capable of handling the current flow and anticipated commercial
and
residential development in the area. It will prevent sanitary
sewer
overflows into surrounding creeks and prevent backups into
neighborhood homes and yards. Protecting the tributaries that
flow
into the South River also benefits our downstream neighbors.
The South
River flows into Lake Jackson, a drinking source for downstream
communities. The Tenth Ward Trunk Sewer Project is one of 10
sanitary
sewer capital improvement projects the City has undertaken to
improve
our sanitary sewer infrastructure. It is funded from the $1.1
billion
water and sewer bond sale held in March 1999. The 10th Ward
Relief
Sewer is located in the southeast quadrant of the City of Atlanta
and
is part of the South River basin. It was divided into six parts.
Phase VI was completed in June 2000 and Phase V in November
2001.
Although Mayor Shirley Franklin was not able to attend the ceremony,
the Mayor issued a congratulatory statement saying, "The
City of
Atlanta continues to exceed expectations in the management of
these
ambitious sewer improvement projects. Nine of the ten projects
completed were finished ahead of the consent decree deadlines
set by
the Environmental Protection Agency and the Georgia Environmental
Protection Division. The City has also rehabilitated over a
100 miles
of existing sewers, exceeding its goal of 24 miles per year
by 25%.
These projects safeguard our watersheds and create a cleaner,
healthier environment for Atlanta and our
neighbors."
A Federal Consent Decree signed in July 1998, committed the
City of
Atlanta to an accelerated program of activities designed to
further
improve water quality in metro Atlanta streams and the Chattahoochee
and South Rivers. The Consent Decree specifically directed the
City of
Atlanta to develop and implement, by 2007, a solution that would
end
water quality violations resulting from combined sewer overflows
(CSOs). The Consent Decree was amended in May 1999 to add projects
that would eliminate water quality violations from sanitary
sewer
overflows (SSOs) by 2014.
Additional Media Contact: William Horton, Citizen Participation
Program Office (404) 330-6036
For more information about the programs and services of the
City of
Atlanta Visit our website at www.atlantaga.gov or watch City
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